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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does J.P. say he wanted to do when he got out of high school?
(a) To join the Navy.
(b) Absolutely nothing.
(c) To be a fireman.
(d) To go to college.

2. Which window is the narrator standing in when he is watching the landlord?
(a) Living room.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Bathroom.

3. When does J.P. officially become a chimney sweep?
(a) After a few months dating his wife.
(b) A year after he gets married.
(c) Right after he marries his wife.
(d) After he tries some other jobs.

4. What kind of New Year's Eve cake is it?
(a) White with pink lettering.
(b) Marble.
(c) German chocolate.
(d) Chocolate with pink lettering.

5. How old is J.P.?
(a) About thirty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does "the guy who travels" want to make contacts in?

2. Whose car do the narrator and his girlfriend take to the facility?

3. What term of endearment does the narrator use for his girlfriend?

4. How do the other patients respond when Tiny tells his story at breakfast?

5. How many children does the narrator's girlfriend have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Christmas in the story?

2. Why does the narrator remember the story of the landlord painting?

3. Why does the narrator want to ask Tiny more about his seizure?

4. Choose a character and explain why he or she is sympathetic.

5. Is the narrator's girlfriend also an alcoholic?

6. Chimney sweeping is an uncommon job. Why would the author choose it?

7. What are the signs that J.P. is making a recovery?

8. Why does J.P. say the proprietor makes him feel like a "bug"?

9. What is the significance of mentioning the razor nicks on J.P.'s and other residents' faces?

10. Is Frank Martin an alcoholic?

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